Centres

OISE's research centres engage students and faculty across departmental boundaries. The centres host a variety of talks and events annually and provide the opportunity for unique research collaborations.

The Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families. Central to the work of the Atkinson Centre is the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion in its research agenda.

The Centre for Diversity in Counselling and Psychotherapy is an interdisciplinary centre dedicated to research and development of multicultural and diversity issues in counselling and psychotherapy, focusing particularly on the stigmatized social identities of gender, race, sexual orientations, class, disabilities, religion, and age.

The Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies' work focuses on curriculum, instruction, and policies for education in second, foreign, and minority languages, particularly in reference to English and French in Canada but also other languages and settings -- including studies of language learning, methodology and organization of classroom instruction, language education policies, student and program evaluation, teacher development, as well as issues related to bilingualism, multilingualism, cultural diversity, and literacy.

The Centre for Integrative Anti-racism Studies' (CIARS) mandate is to enhance research and teaching in the areas of equity, anti-racism praxis and alternative knowledge(s) in education. CIARS' mandate also includes the generation of collaborative relationships with community and other institutional organizations.

The Centre for Leadership and Diversity is devoted to engendering, promoting and sustaining an interest in, and commitment to, leadership and diversity. Centre initiatives are intended to encourage and nurture activities that advance the cause of equity, social justice and democracy in matters of leadership and policy.

Centre for Learning, Social Economy & Work (CLSEW)

The Centre for Learning, Social Economy & Work (CLSEW) aims is to bring together academics, public and private sector labour educators, participants in the social economy and broader community to understand and enrich the often under-recognized contributions of work and learning dynamics throughout their full range of variation in Canadian society and internationally.

Centre for the Study of Canadian & International Higher Education (CIHE)

The Centre for the Study of Canadian & International Higher Education (CIHE) has four main objectives: 1) support and promote research on the study of Canadian and international higher education; 2) disseminate research findings through Centre publications, conferences, symposia, and seminars; 3) contribute to and support informed public debate on Canadian and international higher education; and 4) create a research community of engaged scholars, graduate students, and others interested in the study of higher education.

The Centre for Urban Schooling was established in 2005 to connect OISE to urban schools and communities. The Centre conducts research on and advocates for critical practice that is focused on how to better serve historically marginalized and racialized children and youth in public schools.

Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study brings together graduate teacher education through the Master of Arts in Child Study and Education (MA-CSE) program, exemplary educational practices for the Laboratory School children in nursery to Grade 6, and multidisciplinary research in child development at the endowed Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre.

The Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Centre at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study. The Centre is dedicated to the support of applied multidisciplinary research in child development. It is an integral part of the Institute of Child Study’s mission of integrating research, graduate/teacher training, and exemplary elementary education in the ICS Laboratory School. Current research is aimed at understanding children and innovative programs to support their education and development.